Maya or Mãyã, is a term used mainly by Eastern philosophies, such as Hinduism or Buddhism and meaning "illusion" and coming from the root mã, meaning to form, measure, conform, create, etc. It has the power to create illusion as if it were the authentic reality, veiling the Truth from the human being, through three powers: that of veiling/hiding, that of projecting and finally, that of revealing; The myth of the cave has resonances with the idea of Mãyã.
Name of one of the Pleiades (also called Maia). She was the eldest daughter of Atlas and Pleyone and was one of the so-called goddesses of the mountain. Name of Hermes' mother. Name of a Mesoamerican and pre-Columbian pre-Columbian culture. Name of the language spoken by this same people. Name given in the villages each of the queens chosen for the patron saint festivities. Name of a Colombian town belonging to the Department of Cundinamarca. It is police inspection of the municipality of Paratebueno. Maya, also used cone woman's name.
